The Nuclear Train (2002)

In 2002 I adapted my short story The Nuclear Train - from the collection Soft Apocalypse - for Channel 4's Animate! strand. The director was Daniel Saul, who used computer animated layers to give the film a unique look and feel that really captured the psychological state of its central character. We worked very closely together on the production, casting and choosing the locations together, and I was on set throughout the schedule - and am in the film too (see if you can spot me...).

The Nuclear Train

A film by Daniel Saul, written by James Flint

An animated drama. James is deeply disturbed by the heavy vibrations made by the train carrying nuclear waste past his home. When he runs away from the house and a failing relationship, he enters a surreal dreamscape from which he may never return.